Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) will unveil Surfynol® 2502, the first of a new generation of multifunctional and environmentally friendly surfactants, at the European Coatings Show in Nürnberg, Germany (2-5 April 2001).

Delivering better foam destabilisation, dynamic surface tension and system stability, Surfynol® 2502 surfactant offers improved production and product quality to producers of printing inks, packaging inks and metalworking fluids.

Surfynol® 2502 will also assist formulators facing growing regulatory pressure to limit VOC emissions by helping to reduce the need for certain widely-used solvents in the production process.

The advantages of Surfynol® 2502 will be explained in-depth during the congress at a presentation of a paper entitled 'Acetylenic Glycol-Based Surfactants for use in Fountain Solutions', Tuesday 3 April. The paper will be presented during the Dispersion/Stabilisation session in Room Brussel 6.

Air Products will be exhibiting in Hall 3, stand 555 at the European Coatings Show.

Note to Editor: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (www.airproducts.com) is the world's only combined gases and chemicals company. Founded more than 60 years ago, the business has annual revenues of $5.5 billion and operations in 30 countries. Air Products is a market leader in the global electronics and chemical processing industries, and a longstanding innovator in many industrial markets, including coatings, adhesives and polyurethanes. The company distinguishes itself through its 17,500 employees around the world, who build lasting relationships with their customers and communities based on understanding, integrity and passion.